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Keep getting directed to dodgy sites

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StarlingsEverywhere · 20/03/2019 20:53

Hi, three times today I’ve clicked on a thread and it’s opened another window, to a dodgy site. The last one was a “100th person to click wins an iPad” type of thing. I’m on an iPad with iOS 11.2. Any ideas?

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tldr · 22/03/2019 11:35

Yep me too. Mn virtually unusable it’s so frequent.

SorryAuntLydia · 22/03/2019 11:51

Logged back on and now I’m getting this warning (below)
Plus page keeps scrolling up

And also adverts in French - I’m not in France.

Keep getting directed to dodgy sites
chickhonhoneybabe · 22/03/2019 12:01

I’m using an iPhone, and I’ve just had something similar. 😠

Doobigetta · 22/03/2019 12:04

I’m getting this too. Reassuring that it isn’t just me, but it’s really annoying.

Sirzy · 22/03/2019 12:14

It looks like it’s managinh to read who the internet provider is. I was about to ask if it was only sky customers as mine say “dear sky customer” but just clicked on a photo which says bt

BlueSkiesLies · 22/03/2019 12:24

ARGH THIS IS SO ANNOYING

I can not use MN on my mobile because I constantly get a pop up for a fake virgin media survay to win an ipad

Really, really uncool MN to have your site compromised like this

WhyDidIEatThat · 22/03/2019 12:45

Please make it stop now

Keep getting directed to dodgy sites
Angeladelight · 22/03/2019 12:48

Yep happening to me to on google chrome on iPhone. How does the ad know I’m a vodafone customer? Confused

ThatFalseEquivalenceTho · 22/03/2019 13:06

Same

ThatFalseEquivalenceTho · 22/03/2019 13:07

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vanessalightfoot · 22/03/2019 13:10

Me too. Doing my fruit

SmilingButClueless · 22/03/2019 13:17

I’m getting this as well on Safari. Only started today and is making the site almost unusable at times.

Knittedfairies · 22/03/2019 13:19

And me.

Macaroonmayhem · 22/03/2019 13:21

Me too!

Coffeeonthesofa · 22/03/2019 13:22

Been getting this all morning BT and EE ( I’m an EE customer) on my IPhone ittmaking MN almost unusable

Bluntness100 · 22/03/2019 13:23

There is something very wrong on here today. Has it been hacked? It's nigh on impossible to post. You get a time limit then it pops up.

LiveFatsDieYoGnu · 22/03/2019 13:34

And me

LiveFatsDieYoGnu · 22/03/2019 13:35

SAfari on iPhone

LiveFatsDieYoGnu · 22/03/2019 13:36

Can barely post

UndercoverAthiest · 22/03/2019 13:37

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UndercoverAthiest · 22/03/2019 13:37

Safari on iPhone

PomDeNlume · 22/03/2019 13:39

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DartmoorDoughnut · 22/03/2019 13:51

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Geometric · 22/03/2019 13:55

Yep, I’ve turned my adblocker on now to make it stop.

pasbeaucoupdegendarme · 22/03/2019 13:57

Me too! In fact, three times just since I tried to add to this thread 😡

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